Update: Today show to feature Des Moines as ‘wealthiest’

NBCs Today show is expected to feature the Des Moines area on Wednesday as the “wealthiest” city, Greater Des Moines Partnership officials say.

The segment has already been postponed from Tuesday and could get bumped again, so stay tuned. On Monday, the show launched a series featuring healthy, wealthy and wise cities. A four-minute segment featured the Twin Cities as the healthiest.

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is inviting the public to attend a viewing party 7 a.m. Wednesday at its offices at 700 Locust St. in Des Moines.

Here is the original post on the segment:

Expect the Des Moines area to get some love from the NBC network early next week.

First, sportscaster Bob Costas will give the keynote speech at the Greater Des Moines Partnerships annual dinner Monday night. Then, NBCs Today show is expected to feature the Des Moines area on Tuesday.

Whats the Today show story? Theyve been very tight-lipped, said Susan Ramsey of the Partnership. We believe it will put Des Moines in a positive light.

A Today show producer and reporter spent a couple of days in central Iowa in early December, Ramsey said. She provided suggestions of interview sources, but she promised the producer she would keep details quiet.

She did say that the crew attended a Welcome to Des Moines event, a reception for newcomers, at Jasper Winery in December and interviewed four people on camera. Shes also heard that a wide variety of central Iowa residents were interviewed.

NBC did not say what time the segment would air. The Partnership is inviting the public to attend a viewing party at 7a.m. Tuesday at its offices at 700 Locust St. in Des Moines.